Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?

Well, I am nor sure I understand what you are asking but let me approach it
in this way:

HH (dotted h)

HHar, pale -> *Ha(:)r-, 'pale/white'

Is that any better?


Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Francesco Brighenti" <frabrig@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:08 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?






--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

> I also have no great objection to deriving *ari- from *ali-.
> I think what you may be overlooking, however, is that *ali-,
> 'other', and *ari-, 'white', would have had about the same
> emotional reaction from small, xenophobic groups.


Once again I ask you, what is the PIE root for 'white, pale' you have
in mind?

Regards,
Francesco